Since it was announced that Lance Armstrong would sit down Oprah Winfrey to address the doping allegations against him, speculation among the media and the public has been off the charts as to whether the interview with the cyclist would begin his road to redemption. Or not. PR News asked Karen Friedman, who runs media training firm Karen Friedman Enterprises, to monitor and critique Thursday night’s part-one interview with Winfrey on her OWN network (part two will air tonight). Here’s Friedman’s scorecard:

The Christian Science Monitor – Los Angeles — As unlikely as it seems, Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi and Holly-wood’s Charlie Sheen have at least one thing in common: Both have turned to mass media in times of travail in a bid to win hearts and minds.

In the wake of Thursday’s United Nations no-fly zone resolution, Mr. Qaddafi corralled reporters to loudly announce a cease-fire, even as his troops reportedly continued to fight rebel forces. Last week, Following days of tweet blasts and ubiquitous tabloid headlines, Mr. Sheen announced his Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour, which will take his message from the social media and talk show circuit to 19 cities.

Tiger’s public apology is being blasted. Critics say he apologized for too much too late. They say he appeared defensive when he told the media to leave his family alone. And then there was his wife Elin. Well, actually she wasn’t there, another strike against him. But let’s look at this differently. The mistakes were already made and that can’t be erased so let’s talk about how he came across.